3 gang members caught after brief chase in Salinas

Cesar Gomar

Three known gang members were arrested Tuesday following a brief car chase in east Salinas, police said.

At 3:37 p.m., police said, officers with the Violence Suppression Unit tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation at Garner Avenue and Sanborn Road. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop, they said, leading to a low speed pursuit which took about 10 minutes and ended at Williams Road near Alma Avenue. Police said officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.

The three occupants were taken into custody, they said. A firearm and methamphetamine with signs of sales was found during a search, police said.

The driver - identified as Oscar Adrian Lopez, 21 - was arrested on suspicion of evading and possessing methamphetamine for sales, they said. Cesar Gomar, 18, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm, police said, while Jose Castro, also 18, was arrested on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine for sales. All three also face gang enhancements, they said.

- Sunita Vijayan, svijayan@thecalifornian.com

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3 gang members caught after brief chase in Salinas

Three known gang members were arrested Tuesday following a brief car chase in east Salinas, police said.